ethereal 20,923 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 1.Puretty could have been a super successful group in my opinion if DSP had tried harder. they could have been the 2nd coming of Kara tbph. disbanding Puretty : the first mistake 2.when Ajax debuted, i thought they were so cool. unique and different, and i saw a lot of potential in them. but they honestly debuted at the wrong time. 2012 was the battle of exo, bap, and nu'est was dominating too. Ajax was overshadowed and by 2013 they had been completely swept under the rug. no matter how hard they tried, their attempts were futile. not promoting Ajax properly: the second mistake 3.Kara5 will forever be one of the most iconic kpop girl groups that ever walked the earth. Mister and Step are timeless jams that will never be forgotten. rip. Kara4 was an utter disappointment in comparison. not letting Kara die after Jiyoung and Nicole left: the third mistake 4.Baby Kara came out when survival shows were still a rising trend and i personally couldn't understand why the show wasn't more popular when Kara was such a huge group. there were so many promising girls and I was so excited for their future. Unfortunately the show was rigged and in it's aftermath we lost a special gem who deserved so much more. rip Sojin. Baby Kara: the fourth mistake 5.I was so ready for April when i heard news of a new DSP group. I wanted to see Suji and Chaewon and Chaekyung. I wanted to see a fierce new version of Kara. then i saw cute concept. then i saw new faces. then I didn't see all the girls i loved and it was over. where is my kara 2.0? Debuting April Instead of Kara 2.0: the final mistake DSP's only hope is Rainbow. please, god, let them be successful. this will slay me even if they flop honestly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaehyunnies 3,170 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 In my very biased opinion their first mistake was letting SS501 go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder. 4,181 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 their first mistake was letting the ceo's wife control the company tbh, im sure there were better individuals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soojungbae 194 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 they started flopping after ss501 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lux. 3,969 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I agree, Rainbow is the last pillar that is keeping DSP from falling apart. I can't imagine what will happen if they fail this time tbh, I'm actually pretty afraid for the girls - it feels like a ride or die for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katoe 5,170 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 If only they let Puretty at least debut in Korea too...before totally axing the whole plan. But I think the first mistake was letting SS501 go, then management issues (ceo's wife taking over/etc) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seoIhyun 11,629 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 APRIL have a better chance at hitting big than Rainbow tbh since they are younger and have a faster growing fandom. but I would love Rainbow to do well too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 In my very biased opinion their first mistake was letting SS501 go yes, but this timeline is specifically from 2012 to 2015 APRIL have a better chance at hitting big than Rainbow tbh since they are younger and have a faster growing fandom. but I would love Rainbow to do well too! no offense, but i think april is already headed down ajax's path.... poorly timed debut (when other groups were already doing the innocent concept and hitting big) and lack of well thought out promotions and little attention. but i hope they can pull through for chaewon's sake. she doesn't deserve this TT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaehyunnies 3,170 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 yes, but this timeline is specifically from 2012 to 2015 I know ^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magus27 2,988 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 In my very biased opinion their first mistake was letting SS501 go Happened when CEO's wife Ms Choi took over and Mr. Lee had his brain aneurysm/ended up in a coma. their first mistake was letting the ceo's wife control the company tbh, im sure there were better individuals What happens to the company is her choice. DSP is privately owned and was willed to her by Mr. Lee. Who she puts in charge, whether it be someone else, or herself, is completely up to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wonder. 4,181 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 What happens to the company is her choice. DSP is privately owned and was willed to her by Mr. Lee. Who she puts in charge, whether it be someone else, or herself, is completely up to her. well then... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim Hyolyn 1,509 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Kara should of just disbanded after Nicole and Jiyoung left so that they would be remembered as an iconic girl group, instead they went through that stupid survival show and added a new member which didnt help with anything, their last two songs honestly flopped so badly and tarnished the Kara name. The group should have disbanded and the company should have kept the other three members and given them all individual activities. They would still be getting income from the three girls even if Kara wasnt a group anymore since they are all extremely popular individually. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noeuljjang 1,772 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 baby kara </3 Sojin </3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuturingGirl 1,841 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 There wasn't a lot of public interest about Puretty in Korea though... Puretty would've been an amazing group, but disbanding them wasn't the first mistake. The first mistake was making it so that their sole purpose to make songs was an unpopular anime series: Pretty Rhythm. They only lasted for the 2nd season of Pretty Rhythm and were immediately made unnecessary. Because they were only used for an anime, they had absolutely no attention in Korea aside from tiny live performances they had. If they had their start as a plain old girl group in Korea, or Japan for that matter, because they debuted in Japan despite being a Korean group, they would've been much more popular and would've had the freedom to create more songs. But no, they had to be dragged into Pretty Rhythm so they could create an entire 2 songs to be used in the anime and a 3rd one to only be heard through Youtube, be given anime characters that would never reappear, and eventually have nowhere left to go because no one cared about them anywhere so they had no choice but to disband, making it so that Somin, Shiyoon, and Chaekyung would be fighting tooth and nail to redebut, Hyein would become a D-list actress, and Jaeeun would be non-existent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDoggyDog 9,631 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Atleast have some faith in April, DSP have done well with them so far and if they keep it up then April could be on a steady climb. They have plenty of time ahead of them cause they're a young group & they have all the qualities to succeed. The fandom is growing with the fancafe nearing 15k so i'm sure we'll see them improving on the charts with each release, slowly but surely i hope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Himbo 3,213 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 yes, but this timeline is specifically from 2012 to 2015 no offense, but i think april is already headed down ajax's path.... poorly timed debut (when other groups were already doing the innocent concept and hitting big) and lack of well thought out promotions and little attention. but i hope they can pull through for chaewon's sake. she doesn't deserve this TT. idk, i think that april can rise a lot tooif DSP gives them the chance, at least their korean fancafe is already bigger than Rainbow's but i think that rainbow is far more popular internationally... sadly international fans can't do much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbleGumPop 14 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 there 1st mistake was letting an inexperienced person be CEO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seoIhyun 11,629 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 yes, but this timeline is specifically from 2012 to 2015 no offense, but i think april is already headed down ajax's path.... poorly timed debut (when other groups were already doing the innocent concept and hitting big) and lack of well thought out promotions and little attention. but i hope they can pull through for chaewon's sake. she doesn't deserve this TT. Not really... AJAX's sales started to decrease exponentially per comeback while APRIL's are actually getting bigger... Plus they already have nearly 15,000 daum cafe members. They are obviously on the underrated side of rookies, but they have the potential to pull through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yume 3,886 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 How times change. I remember when DSP was SM's biggest rival and now it's been years since they've been declining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosnia_HyunaLover <3 10,170 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 APRIL have a better chance at hitting big than Rainbow tbh since they are younger and have a faster growing fandom. but I would love Rainbow to do well too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ethereal 20,923 Posted February 14, 2016 Author Share Posted February 14, 2016 There wasn't a lot of public interest about Puretty in Korea though... Puretty would've been an amazing group, but disbanding them wasn't the first mistake. The first mistake was making it so that their sole purpose to make songs was an unpopular anime series: Pretty Rhythm. They only lasted for the 2nd season of Pretty Rhythm and were immediately made unnecessary. Because they were only used for an anime, they had absolutely no attention in Korea aside from tiny live performances they had. If they had their start as a plain old girl group in Korea, or Japan for that matter, because they debuted in Japan despite being a Korean group, they would've been much more popular and would've had the freedom to create more songs. But no, they had to be dragged into Pretty Rhythm so they could create an entire 2 songs to be used in the anime and a 3rd one to only be heard through Youtube, be given anime characters that would never reappear, and eventually have nowhere left to go because no one cared about them anywhere so they had no choice but to disband, making it so that Somin, Shiyoon, and Chaekyung would be fighting tooth and nail to redebut, Hyein would become a D-list actress, and Jaeeun would be non-existent. then they should have just let them debut properly in korea afterwards. none of this justifies their disbandment imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COSMIC GIRL 319 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 The Aprilsus snub. I think DSP have more than enough time to develop April still and I have to disagree with you when you say that April are following A-Jax's path. April are steadily improving in sales and public interest with each comeback whereas A-Jax has been selling less and less and the public couldn't care less about them. DSP have shown by now that they care about investing in April and really trying to make them the best they can be. They had a debut and 2 comebacks within the span of 5 months, DSP is trying their best to make sure April won't be ignored and it seems to me like it's working. Just give them a few more comebacks and I think you'll be surprised. But at this point, I do agree that Rainbow might have to carry DSP on their shoulders for a little while at least until April really finds their footing and develops a strong fan base. Rainbow and April fighting! #WhooForTheWin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheese2 3,241 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 i think april will be dsp's last hope more than rainbow because april is more fresh while rainbow is kinda past their prime and eventhough april was overshadowed by other rookie girlgroups they still have a higher chance of rising compared to rainbow who debut in 2009 and hasn't really risen to top or mid tier popularity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
singermelodie1 1,638 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Baby kara should have been its own group Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoora 265 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 I think that both Rainbow and April is able to hit by this year and next year, even if Rainbow is struggling to the fame, they all are known individually and only need a good song to become a big girlgroup. April has younger members and they can promote for years before disbanding (and they will disband at a young age, because DSP contracts lasts for 5 years and then, they can renew or left the company). DSP is trying to promote A-JAX again in China first with 5 members and then make a "re-debut" in Korea, so i'm believing that they can hit later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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